alishac Posted March 5, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm looking at the different categories of verandah stateroom, and some say that the balconies have "whitewall." I have an idea of what this is, but does anyone have a picture of one of these balconies? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan_Strick Posted March 5, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I asked the same before. it means the half wall of the balcony is white not glass. You will have to stand up to see the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISNEY FANTASY Posted March 5, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Agree, most have plexiglass so you can see through them, a few have a whitewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan_Strick Posted March 5, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I googled the pics. They are easy to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYGirl1002 Posted March 5, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 5, 2013 This is the only balcony picture I have from my Magic cruise in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivrier Posted March 5, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Here are the differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiMc Posted March 5, 2013 #7 Share Posted March 5, 2013 On the Fantasy/Dream the whitewall only comes up to about shin height so you are still able to see out while sitting. On the Magic/Wonder the whole wall is a solid whitewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robhawk Posted March 6, 2013 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2013 On the Fantasy, the wall was so low it had zero impact on enjoyment. We hardly even noticed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sandinmyshoes Posted March 7, 2013 #9 Share Posted March 7, 2013 On the Magic we stayed in the 6A balcony cabin with the "white wall". It was a total let down. From the pictures online it didn't look like it would be a big deal, but it was for us. We like to read and look out onto the water which was impossible as you had to be standing to see anything but the sky. Also, the wall blocked most of the ocean sounds but reverberated the other passenger's sounds coming from the surrounding cabins who left their balcony doors open. It was not very pleasant for our expectations. We were in room 7630. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alishac Posted March 7, 2013 Author #10 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks everyone for your replies, this definitely won't be an issue for us. Can't wait for my first Disney cruise next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkh5804 Posted March 8, 2013 #11 Share Posted March 8, 2013 This is my second cruise. I enjoyed my first one but struggled with motion sickness. I thought that if I had a room with a balcony where I could sit and look out across the horizon it might help. I was so excited to try again, but just discovered that the room that I'm in for my cruise in April is one with the white wall. Has anyone ever had success requesting a room change this late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISNEY FANTASY Posted March 8, 2013 #12 Share Posted March 8, 2013 This is my second cruise. I enjoyed my first one but struggled with motion sickness. I thought that if I had a room with a balcony where I could sit and look out across the horizon it might help. I was so excited to try again, but just discovered that the room that I'm in for my cruise in April is one with the white wall. Has anyone ever had success requesting a room change this late? What you say is correct looking at the horizon does stop SS, cruises sell at varying rates, you might still be able to change, the whitewall will not make too much difference, but if its important to you then ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrae Posted March 11, 2013 #13 Share Posted March 11, 2013 This is my second cruise. I enjoyed my first one but struggled with motion sickness. I thought that if I had a room with a balcony where I could sit and look out across the horizon it might help. I was so excited to try again, but just discovered that the room that I'm in for my cruise in April is one with the white wall. Has anyone ever had success requesting a room change this late? If there's a cabin available in a different category, you'll be able to upgrade. However, it will be an upgrade, and you'll pay today's rate, which is surely to be more than what the rates were when you originally booked. So you might do better to use the cash to stock up on SeaBands and dramamine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrae Posted March 11, 2013 #14 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Here's an image I modified showing the different verandah types on the Dream/Fantasy ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucille Bluth Posted March 12, 2013 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Here's an image I modified showing the different verandah types on the Dream/Fantasy ships. Thanks for the picture. I am in the beginning stages of planning our first Disney cruise and I was confused about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFMBA03 Posted March 13, 2013 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Here's an image I modified showing the different verandah types on the Dream/Fantasy ships. They need a "like" button on the message board...this is a great photo/explanation; thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrae Posted March 13, 2013 #17 Share Posted March 13, 2013 You're welcome! Now if only someone were standing on a passenger balcony so we could see how high the whitewall comes up on this ship... we had an aft balcony on Magic and the wall came about up to my elbows, and I'm 5'9". I don't think these on the Dream/Fantasy are that tall because they have more railings above the whitewall. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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